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Show CONSTRUCTING A TRAIL IN IDAHO A fire lookout station Is to be established es-tablished on the top of Mt. Sentinel, near Missoula, by the state of Montana Mon-tana and the forest service to test the latest devices for detecting and determining the location of forest fires, and testing portable telephone sets, clinometers and range finders. From this station parts of the Missoula, Missou-la, Lolo and Bitter Root forests can be seen, and it will be used in connection con-nection with the course in forestry at the University of Montana and for practical fire patrol by the forest service ser-vice in tho fire season. Work has been begun on the construction con-struction of a trail down Warren creek to the main Salmon river in the Idaho forest. This trail when completed will avoid a climb of 2500 over the high Burgdorf summit and will benefit at least eight settlers living on the main Salmon river and as many more who live In Chamberlain Chamber-lain basin. The Burgdorf summit Is especially difficult to cross during the winter time when It Is I necessary to use snow shoes or sklls. and make an ascent from an elevation of 2S00 feet j on Salmon river to 830S feet over th summit and afterwanVa drop to 6000 feet to reach the Warren postofflce. With the new trail it is proposed to have a water grade from the Salmon i river to Warren postoffice with no (increase In distance. oo |